Quartz crystal clocks are based on-

  1. Piezo electric effect
  2. Compton effect
  3. Photoelectric effect
  4. Vibrations caused in ground state of caesium-133 atom.

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Option 1 : Piezo electric effect

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CONCEPT:

  • Quartz crystal clocks:​ They are used to measure time.
    • Quartz crystal clocks have an accuracy of 1 second every 109 seconds.
  • It works on the principle that an oscillating emf develops in one pair of faces of the crystal when a variable pressure is applied on another pair of faces of the crystal perpendicular to the first one.

EXPLANATION:

Quartz crystal clock based on Piezoelectric effect.

  • Piezoelectric effect: An oscillating emf develops in one pair of faces of the crystal when a variable pressure is applied on another pair of faces of the crystal perpendicular to the first one.
  • Compton effect: Scattering of a photon by an electron, that results in a decrease in energy (or increase in wavelength) of the photon.
  • Photoelectric effect: If electromagnetic radiation strikes a material and electron emission takes place, then this phenomenon is called the photoelectric effect

Hence option 1) is correct.

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